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The box: 2020 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2020 Panini Obsidian football cards
Arrives: Dec. 2
Box basics: Four auto or memorabilia cards per seven-card box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Obsidian's NFL version arrives via hobby channels soon with a full array of inclusions for rookies, veterans and some case-level chase cards, too.

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What: 2020 Panini Playoff football cards
Arrives: Nov. 20
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per 12-pack hobby box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Playoff arrives with some Optichrome cards and Contenders previews in there, too, to make sure that this release has some extra hobby heat this year.

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The box: 2020 Donruss NFL cards (Walmart hanger box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

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What: 2020 Panini Illusions football cards
Arrives: Oct. 21
Box basics: One encased auto, two other autos and two memorabilia cards per 10-pack box (16 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: The fourth edition of Illusions on the gridiron will include a familiar mix of inclusions with past greats and today's stars sharing time on the checklist and, of course, plenty of Rookie Cards.

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What: 2020 Panini Mosaic football cards
Arrives: Sept. 11
Box basics: Two autographs per 10-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Mosaic hits the gridiron for the first time with plenty of parallels and inserts in every box as well as new rookies, new ink and stars from the past and present all in one place.

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The box: 2020 Score football cards (blaster box)
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Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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What: 2020 TRISTAR Hidden Treasures Game Day Greats Football Jersey Edition Series 2
Arrives: July 3
Box basics: One autographed football jersey per box (five boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: TRISTAR's Hidden Treasures line puts on jerseys for a second time this year with some new names, legendary inclusions and some other surprises.

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The box: 2019 Score football cards (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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What: 2020 Super Break 12/15 Edition Football cards
Arrives: May 20
Box basics: One or two buyback cards per box (10 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Super Break takes to the field with some of the best players to wear a pair of magic numbers in NFL history getting the spotlight here in what Super Break believes "is our best football product ever."

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The box: 2020 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby & FOTL)

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The box: 2018 Panini Playoff football cards (hanger box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 1
Cards per pack: 60
Base set completion: 42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Matthew Stafford, Carson Wentz, Richard Sherman, Mark Ingram, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Travis Kelce, Andrew Luck

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The box: 2019 Donruss NFL cards (Fanatics blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 11
Cards per box: 88
Base set completion: 
71 of 250 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Calvin Ridley, Drew Brees, Nick Chubb, Saquon Barkley, Josh Allen, Anthony Munoz, Amari Cooper, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mark Ingram, Eli Manning, Baker Mayfield, Todd Gurley, Philip Rivers, Tim Brown, Aaron Jones, Matt Ryan

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 7.

The box: 2019 Donruss football cards (Fanatics blaster)
The cost: $24.99 (click here for a few formats)

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2019 Donruss Optic football cards (Walmart mega box)
The cost: Click here for a few other formats

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Making The Grade is a monthly department here on The Buzz that ran all year long in 2019 -- its first complete season so far. Its a place where newly slabbed cards and a few pick-ups get the spotlight -- a little show-and-tell to get people talking and thinking about cards beyond "What's it worth?"

Sometimes I picked cards for fun, sometimes I chased 10s, but other times I slabbed with some longer-term "investment" thought -- and I don't even do that often. (My go-to is to simply slab stuff that I like.) The card you see up top? You can firmly place it in the red-hot fun file. The card at right? You can put it in the long-term keeper stack along with the guy below him, who had plenty of appearances in the series this year.

As one of a couple of 2019 retrospective posts I have planned -- they're at least on my to-do list at least until other work pops up -- here's a look at the series where I talked about 158 new slabs this past year. You can see them all at the links below.

January -- Making the Grade: Patrick Mahomes, The Mick, Tommy Chong, Whitney Houston, botched cardboard & more

February -- Making the Grade: Patrick Mahomes, Bo Knows, Wendy Peffercorn, Tom Brady, Super Bowl stars & more

March -- Making the Grade: Young MVPs, iconic Hall of Famers, Silent Bob, March Madness, a Future Superstar & more

April -- Making the Grade: Vince McMahon, Steve Austin and WrestleMania icons plus Ronald Acuña Jr. & more MLB stars

May -- Making the Grade: Baker Mayfield, JLo's Rookie Card, Joe Cool, Nuke LaLoosh, Hailie Deegan & more past gems

June -- Making the Grade: The Dream Team, Ronald Acuña Jr., Bart Starr, Mike Trout, Deadpool, Kelly Hu's rookie & more

July -- Making the Grade: Aaron Judge, Jayson Tatum, Ric Flair, Michael Jordan, Ronald Acuña Jr., Billy Ripken's bad bat knob, Chrissy Teigen's Rookie Card, The Big Lebowski's ink & more

August -- Making the Grade: New Vladdy, Acuña, Rally Squirrel, Undertaker, Juggernaut, Michael Jordan, Paige, Kurt Cobain, The Bad News Bears' ace ... and Keith Comstock's beanballs?

September -- Making the Grade: Joe Namath's ink, Dak & Jerry Rookie Cards, Saquon Barkley, Lonzo Ball, 1990s NFL classics, high-grade vintage, The Four Horsewomen of NXT & more

October -- Making the Grade: Ronald Acuña Jr. heaters, Clerks, Ernie Davis, hot ink, Supergirl, Catwoman & real Nuke LaLoosh

November -- Making the Grade: Dak Prescott, Luka Doncic, Magic Johnson & John Cena rookies, Robert Mueller, the first perfect Keith Comstock, Meghan Markle's MLB card & more

December -- Making the Grade: Rare Shohei Ohtani, Star Wars, Pete Alonso, Tim Duncan, vintage, several WWE stars & more

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Need even more? See previous months' Making The Grade posts by clicking here (scroll down)

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 64
Base set completion: 
55 of 200 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Saquon Barkley, Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott, J.J. Watt, Jared Goff, Von Miller, Cam Newton, Alvin Kamara, Amari Cooper, Matthew Stafford

Rookies (32) – Drew Lock, Dwayne Haskins, Gardner Minshew II, D.K. Metcalf, Andy Isabella, Hunter Renfrow, Brian Burns, Benny Snell Jr., Dexter Lawrence, Qadree Ollison, Darnell Savage Jr., Trysten Hill, Miles Sanders, Travis Homer, Tyree Jackson, Josh Allen, Hakeem Butler, Jaylon Ferguson, Keelan Doss, Dexter Williams, Cameron Smith, Miles Boykin, Dre Greenlaw, Ed Oliver, Alexander Mattison, Byron Murphy, Stanley Morgan Jr., Justin Layne, Rock Ya-Sin, Rashan Gary, Dillon Mitchell, Mecole Hardman Jr.

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The box: 2019 Panini Prizm football cards (Walmart mega box)
First Buzz preview: Click here
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for a few formats)

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 40
Base set completion: 
25 of 300 (8 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Derrick Henry, Steve Largent, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Flacco, Jabrill Peppers, Darius Leonard, Roquan Smith, Rashaad Penny, Jordan Poyer, Lorenzo Alexander, Will Fuller V, Lorenzo Carter, Myles Garrett, Greg Olsen, Gareon Conley, Fred Taylor, Clinton Portis, A.J. Green, Jameis Winston, Harrison Butker, Michael Gallup, Marshon Lattimore, Aaron Donald, Lamar Miller, Nick Vannett

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What: 2019 Panini Contenders Optic football cards
Arrives: March 4
Box basics: Two autographs per six-card box (20 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders Optic hits the field once again with new stars, past designs in the mix and "some of the biggest names in the sport" as part of a high-end chase for pricey parallels.

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The box: 2019 Panini Playoff football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 41 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Saquon Barkley, Eddie George, Ezekiel Elliott, Brett Favre, Amari Cooper, Mitchell Trubisky, Earl Campbell, Christian McCaffrey, Jerome Bettis, Tony Gonzalez, Drew Brees, David Johnson, Marlon Mack, Lawrence Taylor, Cam Newton, Terry Bradshaw, Charles Woodson, Sam Darnold, Larry Fitzgerald, Michael Thomas, Bernie Kosar

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If your desk needs a little something for football season, there's a new option arriving this month.

They are the Big Shot Ballers, a line of nearly 5-inch vinyl figures -- slightly pose-able with head, arm and waist movement -- that includes 10 NFL stars in this first wave from Westlake, Ohio-based Party Animal.

With that home base, it's not hard to see how Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield makes the cut ... but who else did?

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The box: 2019 Panini Unparalleled football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 
42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Saquon Barkley, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley, J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Nick Chubb, Russell Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Dalvin Cook, Kyle Van Noy, Marcus Mariota

Standard Rookie Cards (14) – Jeff Wilson Jr., Dan Arnold, River Cracraft, Samson Ebukam, Jayon Brown, Mike Hilton, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Peter Kalambayi, John Johnson III, Keith Kirkwood, Deshazor Everett, Holton Hill, Keith Ford, Anthony Firkser

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There was no crying playing against the Dolphins -- it was a laugher.

Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson, WR Marquise "Hollywood" Brown and RB Mark Ingram lit things up against Miami and all could be seeing some interesting cardboard gains after a Ravens record-setting 59-10 rout to open the season. It was the highest-scoring mark in the league since 2012, despite all of the crazy offensive teams of the last few years.

Jackson's Rookie Cards are found in last year's releases, while Brown is a 2019 rookie and Ingram's arrival came back in 2011. Their stats? Jackson completed 17 of 20 passes for 324 yards and five TDs and didn't have much time to run. Brown had just four catches but ended with 147 yards and a pair of scores, while Ingram, had 14 carries but 107 yard and two TDs in the win. All are strong numbers, albeit against a team that looks to be headed for worst in the league dishonors. Jackson will probably remain the go-to of this trio with his late-season highlights last year paving the way for even more hype now. Brown might be the go-to new-pull guy but could have up and down games as plenty of new cards drop. Ingram also could have some ups and downs but he's got plenty of cardboard to choose from -- but not much in his new colors. (Yet.)

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The box: 2019 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 64
Base set completion: 
55 of 200 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Derrick Henry, Amari Cooper, Michael Thomas, Derek Carr, James Conner, Mitchell Trubisky, Matt Ryan, Nick Chubb, Jared Goff, Sam Darnold, Von Miller, Saquon Barkley

Rookies (32) – Damien Harris, N'Keal Harry, Easton Stick, Noah Fant, Alex Barnes, Jarrett Stidham, Riley Ridley, Emmanuel Hall, T.J. Hockenden, Jahlani Tavai, Elijah Holyfield, Ugo Amadi, Gary Jennings Jr., Marquise Blair, Josh Oliver, Ryquell Armstead, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, DeAndre Baker, Julian Love, Daniel Jones, Oshane Ximines, Irv Smith Jr., Bryce Love, Devin White, Darwin Thompson, Juan Thornhill, Nick Bosa, Mack Wilson, Ryan Finley, Rodney Anderson, Drew Sample

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